Washfotjntain



July 1937- H. A. MULLETT I ,8

WASHFOUNTAIN Filed March 5, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG. I.

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ATTORNEYS July 6, 1937. H. A. MULL'ETT WASHFOUNTAIN Filed March 5, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYS Patented July 6, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,085,824 WASHFOUNTAIN Application March 5, 1937, Serial No. 129,154

4 Claims.

the supply of water to the sprayhead is controlled.

by a foot operated valve operable from any position about the fountain and serving to conserve the supply of water. In this type of fountain as 15 heretofore constructed the water supply has been brought in from below the fountain, and the object of the present invention is to provide a foot valve controlled group washfountain in which the water supply pipes may be brought in from the top of the fountain and the installation simplified and the costs of installation reduced.

A further object of the invention is to provide a washfountain of the type above described in which a single fitting serves both as a drain conduit and an inlet and outlet supply conduit for the water controlled by the foot operated valve.

The invention further consists in'the' several 30 features hereinafter set forth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view through a washfountain embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a detailed sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, parts being broken away;

Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detailed sectional view of 40 certain of the parts shown in Fig. 1, parts being broken away.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates a basin which may be of circular, semicircular, or other suitable form mounted on a 45 support or pedestal 6-.

The water may be supplied to the basin by any suitable spraying device or series of spray nozzles. By way of illustration I have shown the spraying head I similar to that of the prior U. S.

50 Patent No. 1,592,159, dated July 13, 1926, to Louis Schlesinger et al., wherein the water is discharged through a series of radially and downwardly extending jet orifices 8 which are arranged about the periphery of the head and adapted to dis- 55 charge outwardly and downwardly within the confines of the basin. This sprayhead has a base portion I and is supported in a central position above the bottom of the basin by a tubular member I interposed between said base portion and a spud l2 mounted in a recessed opening l3 in the bottom of the basin. The lower end of the member II is provided with a series of slots or openings l I to provide a drain from the basin to the fitting l2. 7

A hot water pipe l4 and a cold water pipe l5 come in from above the basin and connect with a casing [6 of a suitable mixing valve H to furnish tempered water to a supply conduit havinga regulating valve l8 therein and including a pipe l9 passing down through a central opening in the sprayhead and having a gland packing 2| about the same at this point. This pipe I!) connects with another section of pipe l9, and a pipe 22 surrounds this last named section and is secured at its upper end to the base portion ll) of the head.

A fitting 23 is formed to provide a drain conduit 24 and water supply conduits 25 and 26, the upper end having threaded connection with the lower end of the fitting I2 and clamping the basin. between it and said fitting l2, the lower end 27 being threaded for connection to a waste pipe 28, the conduits 25 and 26 extending laterally from the central portion of the fitting 23 and being parallel to each other and separated by a partition 29.

The lower end of the pipe [9' has threaded connection at 30 with the inner end of the conduit 25, and the lower end of the pipe 22 has a similar connection at 3| with the inner end of the conduit 26.

The conduit 25 connects by piping 32 with one side of a shut off valve 33 while piping 34 connects the other side of this valve with the conduit 26. Thus the tempered supply water is led from the top down through the spray head and drain fitting to the valve 33 and thence up through the drain to the sprayhead chamber 35.

The valve 33 may be of any suitable construction which, on rotation of the stem 36, will produce an opening or closing of the valve and is operated by a foot control mechanism including an arm 37 having'an end which works in the slotted end 38 of an arm 39 adjustably secured to' a main member 40 which in the case of a full circular fountain is vertically slidably mounted on a guide 4| secured tothe drain pipe 28 and having a counter weighted arm portion 42. This member is generally similar to that of the prior Patent No. 1,574,700 and similarly connected by an annular groove 43 with treadle levers 44 pivoted intermediate their ends at 45 and having one of their ends working in said groove and the other secured to a circular operating bar 46 whereby downward movement of said bar at any point will serve to raise the member 40 and arm 39 and thus swing the arm 31 to turn the stem 36 to open the valve, and release of pressure onsaid.

shown as carrying a tube 5|: connected to=-the-- base 52 of a soap dish 53. i

A screen 54 is shown as mounted in the chamber 35 0f the sprayhead to'prevent. foreign mat- -ter from clogging the-spray orifices.

In use the mixing valve I'Lmay be'adjusted to regulate the desired mixture I of hot and cold water, and the amount of water furnished to the sprayhead' i is determined by the adjustment of the valve !8 while the shut-01f valve 33. is opened and closed by the users or users operation of the treadle bar 45. V

For. semi-circular fountains the treadle operating mechanism shown in the Patent No. 2,040,266 may be used.

I desire it to be understood that this invention is not to be limited toany particular form or arrangement of parts except in so far as such limitations are included in theclaims.

WhatI claimas my invention is:

1. In a group type washfountain, the combination of a basin, spraying means supported above the-basin for directing water toward the outer portion or the basin, a foot-controlledvalve below the basin for controlling the flow of water to said spraying means, a conduit for supplying water to the valve from a point above the basin and a conduit for supplying water from the valve to said spraying means, said conduits having connected with a water supply above the basin,

the other of said passages being connected with said spraying means.

3. Ina group type washfountain, the combina tion of a basin, a spraying head mounted above the. basin: for directing water toward the outer portion of the basin, a foot-controlled valve below the basin: for controllingthe flow of. water to saidspraying-head, vsaidbasimhaving a drain openings; drain fitting connectediwith said drain opening and having laterally extending water supply passages connectedrespectively to opposite sides of saidvalve, water supply piping extending from above-ithenbasinthrough the spraying head to one oisaidlpassages, and piping concentric with, said last named, piping connecting the other. of said passages with said spraying head.

4. In a. washfountain of the type above described, the combination with a basin, a spraying means supported above the basin for directing waterrtowardthe outer portion of the basin, a valve'controlling the flow oflwater to said spraying means, foot-operated mechanism connected to said valve for: opening and closing the same including a weighted reciprocatory member, and dashpot means acting an said member to retard the closing of said valve.

. HOWARD A. MULLE'I'T. 

